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Arrive and check in to your cottage at any time after 4pm.
Unpack and settle in, before enjoying your first dinner of the trip. A home-cooked, three-course meal made with local Scottish ingredients, it’s a true taste of Scotland and a great way to kick off your stay here.
You could head down into the nearby village to seek out the local pub after you’ve eaten, or just relax in your cosy cottage and get ready for the days of adventure you have ahead.
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Brian spent around 15 years working in Community Development and Social Work for various public and private agencies and always had a serious interest in outdoor education and skills. He has achieved various coaching certificates and in 2005 decided to put his skills to good use in his own business, with his passion for the outdoors, in particular around his home on the west coast of Scotland and his 'second home' Greece.
Brian runs several trips in Scotland and in Greece, during the year, coordinating activities for both regions, and has a deep knowledge of both locations, the people, places, culture, food and recipes, and will be very excited to meet you and share his knowledge and love of each country with you.
Brian spent around 15 years working in Community Development and Social Work for various public and private agencies and always had a serious interest in outdoor education and skills. He has achieved various coaching certificates and in 2005 decided to put his skills to good use in his own business, with his passion for the outdoors, in particular around his home on the west coast of Scotland and his 'second home' Greece.
Brian runs several trips in Scotland and in Greece, during the year, coordinating activities for both regions, and has a deep knowledge of both locations, the people, places, culture, food and recipes, and will be very excited to meet you and share his knowledge and love of each country with you.
You will be based in Cairnbaan in mid-Argyll for the duration of your retreat, near the isles of Jura and Islay, with Oban to the north and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park to the east.
You will have your own cottage situated on the Crinan Canal, not too far from the Cairnbaan Hotel, a pub pretty much as old as the canal itself.
It is possible to take a booking of a maximum of 4 people for either of these holidays, but the group would need to be in the same family or Covid bubble.
All included meals: Your holiday cottage will be supplied with a range of locally sourced Scottish products for your breakfast and packed lunches for the week and topped up as and when required.
Included dinners will all be chef- prepared and delivered to your cottage, these will be
traditional Scottish recipes, prepared using locally sourced seasonal ingredients and will include starter, main course, desert and wine or beer. There is one night when dinner is not provided.
Accommodation and all activities as described. No meals are provided for the duration of the sta. In the cottage there is a fully equipped kitchen where all meals can be prepared and in Ardrishaig there are some small shops, cafes and restaurants.
The full catered is an additional £124 per person.
This experience is perfect for 18 and over.
Unfortunately not.
Bookings for the guided week, during February, March and November, the daily itinerary may require amending for safety reasons caused by prevailing weather conditions causing some of the activities to be substituted.
It is a mandatory condition of booking that
guests must provide a range of personal and medical information to the host NO LATER THAN 48 hours after booking is confirmed (for insurance purposes). A separate email will be sent requesting this.
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